Most parents have dealt with the worries
of having children go through phases of not eating. The unexpected
worry for the “sandwich” generation is that of worrying about parents
who are not eating...more

More than 50 percent of teenage girls are
on a diet or think they should be on a diet. Approximately 3
percent of these teenagers will go too far and become anorexic
or bulimic. An eating disorder is more than not eating or
overeating; it occurs when food and eating control a person’s
daily routine and entire life...more

The American Psychiatric Association has
recognized two clinical eating disorders, anorexia nervosa and bulimia
nervosa. Anorexia nervous, a self starvation disorder, has four
diagnostic criteria...more

Bulimia nervosa, which means "morbid
hunger," is an eating disorder often characterized by the
binge/purge cycle. According to the American Psychiatric
Association there are 4 diagnostic criteria...more

Binge eating disorder is not the same as
the occasional overeating. It is the loss of control while
eating large amounts of food in a short amount of time. The
characteristics of binge eating disorder include the following...more

The first step in recovering from an
eating disorder is recognizing that a problem exists and that
the behaviors that led to and created the eating disorder were
not normal or right. It is also very important to realize that
overcoming an eating disorder will take a lot of time and effort...more